Simi police assist in federal drug bust

Simi Valley police and officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration recovered more than 46 pounds of cocaine and more than 2 pounds of heroin Friday in a drug bust.(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/SIMI VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT)

Narcotics investigators with the Simi Valley Police Department worked with federal officials on Friday to seize a large amount of drugs suspected to be sold in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, authorities said.

Simi Valley police said two men were arrested during the drug bust that recovered more than 46 pounds of cocaine and more than 2 pounds of heroin. The drugs were valued at over $1.2 million and could have provided about 200,000 doses of illegal drugs, officials said.

Police said they were not disclosing the location of the arrest to protect the ongoing investigation but revealed it did not occur in Simi Valley.

Due to the amount of drugs seized Luis Chavez, 61 and Sergio Vega, 47, face federal drug violations, authorities said. Officials did not say where the men were from.